Aether Wolves Mana Scaling? on 04/24/2015 09:56 AM CDT
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I'm still lowish circle and can't get much more than minimum prep into AEWO, but I'm curious what the progression of functionality is with extra mana. Currently it doesn't matter what amount I put into it, it appears to have the same effect: immobilize one creature. According to Epedia, it only affects the critter that I am facing, meaning it never touches multiple targets? Why would I ever cast this above minimum prep?

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Re: Aether Wolves Mana Scaling? on 04/24/2015 10:09 AM CDT
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>Why would I ever cast this above minimum prep?

More mana increases your chance of success. If you move up the critter ladder you might find min prep isn't sufficient to immobilize. I also believe the length of the immobilization is dependent on how badly they failed the check, so pumping more mana in can keep them held longer. This is particularly pertinent for PvP where you might not be able to overcome the stat check at min prep, but can at max.
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Re: Aether Wolves Mana Scaling? on 04/24/2015 10:10 AM CDT
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Mana aids in the stat contest and might also increase the mana-slow effect.
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Re: Aether Wolves Mana Scaling? on 04/24/2015 11:27 AM CDT
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> Mana aids in the stat contest and might also increase the mana-slow effect.

Nope, looks like mana-slow is either fixed or dependent only on the result of the stat contest.
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Re: Aether Wolves Mana Scaling? on 04/24/2015 11:33 AM CDT
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>> If you move up the critter ladder you might find min prep isn't sufficient to immobilize.

Okay. As I said, I'm still low-ish circle, so I'll keep an eye on it. As it is currently I am in malodorous bucca and minimum mana effectively immobilizes the target perpetually. It wears off exactly as a new pulse fires, and that's how it's been against every critter I've encountered.

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